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Squid Species Breaks Off Leg as Self-Defence Mechanism

Reuters (Aug. 3, 2012) &#151; A squid that lives deep in the northern Pacific Ocean has evolved a lizard-like approach to self-defence. The foot-long octopus squid (Octopoteuthis deletron), jettisons its arms when confronted by a predator, creating a diversion for escape. The creature&#039;s defense strategy was observed for the first time by University of Rhode Island researcher Stephanie Bush.

Raw: Scientists Examine Colossal Squid

AP (Sep. 16, 2014) &#151; Squid experts in New Zealand thawed and examined an unusual catch on Tuesday: a colossal squid. It was captured in Antarctica&#039;s remote Ross Sea in December last year and has been frozen for eight months. (Sept. 16)
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Raw: Fishermen Deliver Baby Hammerhead Sharks

AP (May 12, 2014) &#151; Fisherman in Venice, Florida caught a twelve foot hammerhead shark, when the group noticed the shark was pregnant. The men say after they reeled in the shark, they noticed a large bite mark and could see baby hammerheads trying to get out. (May 12)
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